SSS-Class Revival Hunter - Chapter 49

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◈ SSS-Class Revival Hunter ◈

Chapter 49: How to Confront the World (3)

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“L-Light…?”

The Temple's paladin stuttered.

The brilliant white light from the orb had subsided a bit.

Now it was bearable to look without closing the eyes.

“How can a person be light? What does that even mean?”

“I told you… This person is just… just light…”

The lizardman wizard choked up.

I wasn't great at reading lizardmen's expressions, but now it was clear. The wizard was moved. Tears like morning dew glistened in her slit, serpentine eyes.

“Can’t you recognize this sparkling soul…?”

“I, I don’t understand.”

“Why don’t you? Is it a problem with your eyes? Or your head…?”

The paladin captain looked displeased. All of a sudden, the captain's intelligence was being called into question.

“No. I mean, I don’t understand what you mean by light.”

“Aah.”

The lizardman wizard sobbed.

Then she spun around to face the paladin captain.

“This is why those fools at the Temple…!”

“Wh-what?”

“This person, you see? He is the light! Real, complete light! Why can’t you see that? Are you blind? Brainless? It’s not just any light, but bright white light!”

“But, isn’t light usually white?”

“Aah, this is why! It’s impossible to talk with vulgar humans!”

The irritated lizardman wizard pounded her chest. Bang, bang. If she became any more annoyed, she looked ready to strike the paladin captain's head instead of her own chest. Apparently sensing this, the captain wisely clammed up.

“There is no way someone with a soul like this would lie to us!”

The lizardman wizard's voice caught in her throat.

“Even if it were a lie, it would be for our sake! Foolish humans, stay quiet and obey this person’s words. He is surely the Emissary of the Emperor… No, the Apostle of the Goddess!”

The lizardman wizard looked at me, seeking agreement with her words.

Not just her, but the entire army gathered on the Acacia forest path was holding their breath, watching me.

"Hmm."

I confidently crossed my arms.

“That’s right.”

Maintaining a solemn expression.

“I am indeed the Apostle of the Goddess.”

“Indeed!”

The soldiers buzzed. Following the Empire's general, now even the wizard of Mermaid Falls had vouched for my identity. Three witnesses make a tiger. If three people say there’s a tiger, it becomes real.

“He’s the light.”

“What’s light?”

“Anyway, he was shining. His sword was all flashy…”

“They say that sword was used by some emperor of Aegim.”

“Then he must be from a noble family.”

Even most of the soldiers who had remained skeptical after seeing the Guardian Holy Sword now looked at me as if thinking, ‘Could it be?’

Of course, one more witness was needed to complete the trio.

“No! I still don’t understand!”

The paladin stepped forward.

“Let us say he is the Emissary of the Founder Emperor and the Light! But why would that young man... no, why would he personally come all the way here and block our path? Have you all forgotten? We have our own mission!”

The paladin pointed assertively over my shoulder.

“We must burn that place!”

Ester's homeland.

The place Preta called paradise was there.

“Not just the witch, the Pope was worried about her followers too! Heretics following her cannot escape divine punishment! If you truly are... the Apostle of the Goddess, then lead the charge in executing this divine punishment!”

"......"

Someone clutched the back of my robe. It was Preta. Without looking back, I could feel her fear.

‘It’s alright.’

I remained calmly crossed-armed.

‘The best lie is made of 90% truth and 10% falsehood!’

Recalling the advice given by the Sword Emperor, I slowly opened my mouth.

“Temple’s paladin, be careful with your words. It is not for you to decide how divine punishment should be executed. What punishment should be meted out to those vile groups, that is entirely my decision.”

“What is…?”

“All evil has been gathered by me, and the divine punishment has already been executed.”

I spoke softly.

“Carrying out divine punishment in the mortal realm is my karma.”

“K-Karma…?”

“Watch.”

I raised my right hand.

Wriggle.

My shadow instantly spread across the Acacia forest path.

-Growl!

Skeletons began to emerge from the shadow.

The soldiers screamed. The paladin's face turned ashen, and the other commanders were shocked, drawing their weapons. While they reacted, the skeletons multiplied from dozens to hundreds, then thousands.

Soon, the continental army was completely surrounded.

Ghoul Reincarnation.

Four thousand skeletons rose again.

-Growl!

-Gah! Wah!

The monsters howled savagely, awaiting my command.

As Preta's presence made obvious, I still had Ghoul Reincarnation activated. I could summon the ghouls whenever I pleased. But it would look very different to the continentals, who knew nothing about that.

“Demons!”

The soldiers panicked at the sudden appearance of four thousand monsters, all rising from the ground as though escaping from hell.

A literal depiction of hell.

“God…”

The paladin trembled.

“What are these horrifying things?”

“My karma.”

I placed my hand on Preta's head.

She flinched but said nothing.

“See. How can only the witch be the evil in this vast world? Each of these is an evil person I've gathered, demons comparable to the witch.”

“All these monsters…?”

“That’s right.”

I narrowed my eyes, gazing into the far horizon.

Like a hero trapped in a tragic fate.

“The Goddess commanded me. To punish the evils overflowing on earth on her behalf! To gather them! And so, she bestowed me this power.”

My voice naturally became solemn.

“My mission is to vanquish all the evil in the world. My karma is to gather demons into hell. What you now behold is my hell.”

“My goodness…”

The lizardman wizard sighed. Tears were once again overflowing from her eyes.

“All these are on the same level as the witch…?”

I nodded.

“That’s right.”

“In our ignorance… the Apostle alone, all by himself, has been vanquishing evil in this world…?”

“That’s right.”

“My god. No one recognized you… How could you, a mere human, create such a hell alone… Apostle of the Goddess, are you alright…?”

"Hmm."

I crossed my arms and nodded.

“This is my karma!”

Sternly, solemnly, and seriously.

“There is no need for you to punish the witch or her minions. I have already gathered all the evildoers. They will eternally groan and suffer under my shadow. I am their hell!”

“Aah… The Light…”

The lizardman wizard collapsed sobbing.

“At last, even this foolish little woman understands why you shone with such a pure white light! All this time, in places unknown to us, you were tirelessly saving our continent!”

I nodded again.

“Indeed it is so!”

The best lie consists of 90% truth and 10% falsehood.

Though the process was dotted with lies, the conclusion was correct.

After all, as long as the conclusion is correct, does the process matter?

-This guy…

The Sword Emperor looked at me proudly.

-There is nothing more I can teach you! Descend the mountain!

‘Ah, but all this is thanks to your advice, Master. How could your unworthy disciple go on alone?’

-No, Zombie. Your talent for being an asshole has already far surpassed mine...

The Sword Emperor lamented.

-This teacher, so pure like a child, simply cannot handle a scoundrel like you…

‘You’re too modest. I still have much to learn from your wicked ways. Please, take back your words.’

-Did you ever hear of the saying 'the student surpasses the teacher'?

‘And have you heard ‘there’s no disciple better than the master’?’

The disciple and the teacher mutually praised each other's character.

In today's world, where human relationships have grown cold, there was indeed a warm and lovely master-disciple relationship here.

"Anyway."

I dismissed Ghoul Reincarnation.

Swoosh.

The four thousand skeletons rapidly disappeared. The continentals stared dumbfounded as the monsters sank beneath the shadow like a ship going under.

"Do not worry about the witch or her minions. As long as I am here, they will forever suffer in my hell. This is the will of the Goddess, and this is her divine punishment."

"........"

"Would you dare defy the solemn will of the Goddess?"

The paladin captain hesitated uneasily.

“B-But, Apostle... are these vicious demons truly secure? What this humble servant means is... if they were to break loose into the world, the harm they caused would be beyond description...”

"Indeed."

I nodded thoughtfully.

"You wish to verify if I’m truly keeping these demons securely?"

"I am, indeed, most apologetic for this inquiry..."

"Very well."

Snap!

I snapped my fingers.

A skeleton, not yet dismissed, approached. It stood between the paladin and me.

"What… what is this skeleton doing here, Apostle?"

"I shall clarify your doubts."

I patted the skeleton's shoulder.

“Ghoul, regain your memories.”

Wriggle!

Filthy water rose from the skeleton's shadow. It climbed over the pure white bones, forming muscles, flesh, and clothing.

In a blink, a handsome man stood where the skeleton had been.

“Kraaaah! Wh-What the fuck!?”

Although his mouth was foul.

"What the hell... Yo, you son of a bitch! What grudge do you have against me to do this to me? What did I, damn! What did I do to deserve this!"

Burning rage in his eyes.

Yes.

I had restored the memories of Flame Emperor 'Yoo Soo-Ha.'

“You crazy bastard! You goddamned son of a bitch! I'll kill you! You filthy beggar's foot rag, how dare you! No matter what happens, I will fucking destroy you!”

"As you can see."

I rested a hand on Yoo Soo-Ha's shoulder and turned to the commanders. Yoo Soo-Ha thrashed his limbs in resistance, but it was useless. No matter what he did, he could not defy me, his ‘master.’

"This man is also an evildoer, comparable to the witch."

I wore a forlorn expression.

"Actually, worse than the witch. The witch was born a monster, but this man, born human, committed horrifying evils. Burning anything that stood in his way…"

“I'll kill you! I'm going to kill you!”

No need for further explanation.

“----, ----! Hey! I'll rip you --, -----!!”

The Acacia forest path was filled with curses. Ghoul 'Yoo Soo-Ha' spat every curse known to this world.

With every curse, the commanders grew paler. Within a minute, Yoo Soo-Ha had described 15 different methods to kill me. Impressive.

"No, fuck, and who the hell are you guys! Hey, lizard! Big ears! What are you staring at! You want to die by my hands that badly-----."

After another minute, the curses shifted not only to me but also to everyone present, their parents, and families. About 10 more methods to murder people were added.

"This, this atrociousness…! Such darkness…!"

The lizardman wizard was horrified.

“We do not even need to use the Wise King's Orb. That man truly has the soul of a demon!”

"Definitely…"

The elf ranger captain groaned.

"I've lived a long time and seen many foolish humans, but such an ugly and evil one is rare…"

Oh, rejoice, Yoo Soo-Ha.

Finally, your greatness is acknowledged in another world.

-Zombie. But isn't this desecration of the dead?

‘Exactly.’

-Isn't that problematic?

‘Yoo Soo-Ha deserves this. And Sword Emperor, you called me the king of zombies. If a zombie king uses a zombie-like creature, what’s so strange about that?’

-Hmm.

The Sword Emperor deeply nodded.

-You’re right. I can’t argue with that logic...

‘Right?’

-It is true that your talent for being an asshole far surpasses mine, Zombie.

That was a minority opinion.

Snap!

I snapped my fingers again.

"Dance."

"What the, shit, what----."

As soon as I gave the order, Yoo Soo-Ha began tap dancing.

His heels skipped merrily over the flower-strewn path. Tap, rat-a-tat! Perhaps he had spent some time in clubs back in the day, because his dancing was surprisingly watchable.

"No, what is this, damn---."

"Dance again."

Snap!

Yoo Soo-Ha's dance changed from tap dancing to the jitterbug. Fortunately or unfortunately, he had a talent for dance. The moment he finished the jitterbug, he launched straight into a Cossack dance.

"I'll kill you!"

Yoo Soo-Ha roared while performing the Cossack dance. To repeat, he was performing the Cossack dance.

“I-I'll kill you! You son of a bitch! Y-You! You! I really will! I will, no matter what!”

But as everyone knows, anything said while doing the Cossack dance, no matter how foul or terrible, doesn’t seem serious.

Even if Hitler returned to give a speech, if he did the Cossack dance, no one would take him seriously.

That’s the power of the Cossack dance.

"Shit, shit… Fuck, damn…"

Realizing that nothing he said would work, Yoo Soo-Ha did nothing but repeat the word ‘fuck’ while diligently working through the dance steps. He made one hell of a soundtrack and backdrop.

"Hmm."

I turned to the paladin.

"Are you still worried?"

The paladin gaped in shock.

"Demons can never defy my command. Rest assured."

Ultimately.

The paladin slowly knelt.

"Apostle of the Goddess… may I inquire your name…?"

A trembling voice.

The continental forces all looked at me.

I boldly accepted their gazes and crossed my arms again.

"My name is Gong-Ja."